Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Action RTS / Wargame
Action RTS + Wargame: 20 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 1 of 27 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 5% on the year before: 20 against 19.
- Small sample
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 20 19 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 85 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 173 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. | 0.16%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.11% to 0.23% | 16 ranked of 85 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,216 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
Matured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 27
- Hit rate
- 3.7%0.0% to 27.5%
- Expected rate
- 9.0%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
27 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $0
- Median
- $991
- Top tenth
- $68,608
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +5%
Parent tags
- Action RTSGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- WargameGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- ZeroSpace (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,196 reviews, 78% positiveest. $969k
- Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,035 reviews, 48% positiveest. $629k
- 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far (opens the Steam store)2024 · 945 reviews, 80% positiveest. $383k
- Armored Brigade II (opens the Steam store)2025 · 147 reviews, 87% positiveest. $119k
- Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare (opens the Steam store)2024 · 92 reviews, 60% positiveest. $75k
- Operation: Polygon Storm (opens the Steam store)2024 · 233 reviews, 69% positiveest. $71k
- Knights of the Crusades (opens the Steam store)2025 · 166 reviews, 69% positiveest. $67k
- D.O.T. Defence (opens the Steam store)2025 · 196 reviews, 85% positiveest. $59k
More with Action RTS
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- Action RTS + Real Time Tactics$98130 launches priced, 45 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Action RTS$81866 launches priced, 106 releases in 12 months
- Action + Action RTS$60743 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Action RTS + 3D$20233 launches priced, 39 releases in 12 months
- Tower Defense + Action RTSno price54 releases in 12 months
More with Wargame
pairs with Wargame- Historical + Wargame$4,50234 launches priced, 56 releases in 12 months
- Grand Strategy + Wargame$4,04836 launches priced, 57 releases in 12 months
- RTS + Wargame$3,54550 launches priced, 91 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Strategy + Wargame$2,26565 launches priced, 97 releases in 12 months
- War + Wargame$2,18667 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
- Wargame + Turn-Based Tactics$1,92146 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
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